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hpsait

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Oct 7, 2010
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Several people have informed that their printers goes offline and then have to reboot to get it back online. I also experience this on our corporate network with several network printers. Any fix for this?
 
Any particular type of printer or any printer?

What exactly do you mean by reboot - reboot the printer or reboot the PC or reboot the network?
 
Any printer - stand alone or network. Win 8 shows the printer as offline although its working. Rebooting the pc fix it.
 
Yeah, full brand/models are always helpful + whether they are USB or wireless or hard wired.
Is there a sleep timer on the printer?

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Do you have any type of Power Saving feature involving the Printers (you might not)? Check it out whether you ever use hibernation or not.

“Search” and type “Device Manager.” Click the arrow beside “Printers” to show your printer, then right-click on the printer and choose “Properties.” Click the “Power management” tab and then uncheck the box beside “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.” Click “OK” to save your changes: Your computer will no longer disconnect the printer when it goes to sleep."



My Printer Disconnects After Resuming From Sleep
 
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